Planning Officer needed in Kensington paying per hr- Reference: 5214640

This is a full time role on a temporary basis

 This role will involve:

  • Inspecting plans, carrying out site visits and assessing development proposals and possible breaches of planning control, including monitoring
  • Providing advice to applicants and other customers, including on whether permission/consent is likely to be granted and how schemes may be altered so permission/consent may be granted, and negotiating planning applications and enforcement matters (often with a gross value of many millions of pounds and negotiating significant financial contributions through legal agreements such as under s106), considering alternatives and recommending the most appropriate course of action
  • Advising third parties about planning matters and the scope of planning control
  • Maintaining notes of site visits, meetings and records of actions
  • Drafting reports and recommending whether applications are granted or refused and whether enforcement action should be taken for submission to planning committee or for decision by the Director or Operational Head of Development Management.
  • Preparing statements and other materials for appeals and prosecutions for agreement by the Team Leader and/or Operational Head of Development Management, and to appear as the representative at inquiries, hearings and court.

    • This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

    Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.